Guar Makes Inroads As Alternate Crop In 1999
Writer: Tim W. McAlavy, (806) 746-4051, t-mcalavy@tamu.edu Contact: Calvin Trostle, (806) 746-6101, c-trostle@tamu.edu LUBBOCK – Many South Plains farmers had to plant an alternate crop this year after losing some of their cotton acreage to severe weather in late May and early June. Some of those producers banked on guar, a drought-tolerant annual legume introduced…